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Essays, research, and perspectives from senior design leaders on the future of the profession.

263 published perspectives
Article · 14 min read
The Resilience of Buildings and People

We live in an ever-changing world. In response, we humans continue to find ways to innovate and improve our lives. Advances in medical resea…

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Alastair Elliott
March 2023
Article · 13 min read
Embracing the Unknown

DesignIntelligence (DI): Welcome, Alastair MacGregor, senior vice president and national business line executive for property and buildings …

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Alastair MacGregor
March 2023
Article · 9 min read
Leadership Resilience

Editor’s note: The following essays were excerpted from podcasts originally published in This Is DesignIntelligence in Fall 2022, on DI-medi…

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Dave Gilmore
February 2023
Article · 14 min read
Striking a Balance

DesignIntelligence (DI): We are talking with Jennifer Stone, partner at Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), a leading global architectural…

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Jennifer Stone
February 2023
Article · 6 min read
Safety and Security Are Not the Same

The relationship between architecture and security is, and has always been, a consequence of political, legal and military considerations — …

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Paul Finch
February 2023
Article · 13 min read
Adaptive Leadership

DesignIntelligence (DI): Let’s start by level-setting our discussion. Please share a little bit about your background. As the global head of…

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Margaret McMahon
February 2023
Article · 10 min read
Certainty and Resilience Stories and Surprise

Leading a design firm through uncertain times can be likened to writing fiction. To recall our DesignIntelligence Q3 2022 editorial theme, w…

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Michael LeFevre
January 2023
Article · 9 min read
Our Duty to Provide Resilient Security

Editor’s note: In our phone conversation to frame this quarter’s editorial theme, the author informed me of a friend’s decision to provide r…

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Paul Hyett
January 2023
Article · 11 min read
The Season Of Specialization

In life, to survive and flourish, nature demands that we exhibit the ability to be resilient, to adapt to changing environments. This princi…

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Robert Grupe
January 2023
Article · 6 min read
Bouncing Back

These days, there seems to be a bull market in bad news. Inflation is raging, politics are messy and war in the Ukraine threatens global ene…

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Scott Simpson
January 2023
Article · 10 min read
Leadership Impact

The following essay compiles content from three recent leadership podcasts by Dave Gilmore, originally published on “This is DesignIntellige…

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Dave Gilmore
December 2022
Article · 17 min read
Leaving A Legacy

DesignIntelligence (DI): Congratulations on being this year’s AIA Kemper Award winner, an award given annually for significant service to th…

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Bob Berkebile
December 2022
the future of design in the age of acceleration

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